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    Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  1. Disney takes $50 million write-down on canceled animation project

    <a id="ORCRP017360" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="The Walt Disney Co." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/the-walt-disney-co.-ORCRP017360.topic">Walt Disney Co.</a> will take a $50 million write-down in the current fiscal quarter for a stop-motion <a id="01025000" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Animation (genre)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/genres/animation-%28genre%29-01025000.topic">animation</a> project it canceled in August.
    Walt Disney Co. will take a $50 million write-down in the current fiscal quarter for a stop-motion animation project it canceled in August. The untitled movie was to be directed by Henry Selick, the well respected filmmaker behind "Coraline" and "The...

    Tags: Animation (genre), The Walt Disney Co., The Nightmare Before Christmas (movie), Los Angeles Times

    2. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  2. Warner Bros. eyes the future through its 'tech ops'

    The lobbies of most Hollywood offices are decorated with movie posters and Academy Awards.
    The lobbies of most Hollywood offices are decorated with movie posters and Academy Awards. But on the sixth floor of a building on Warner Bros.' Burbank lot, the lobby is decorated with patents — 24 of them, for things such as "a method and...

    Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Los Angeles Times, Google Inc.

    3. Jul 16, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  3. Comic-Con: Warner Bros. brings Hollywood luxury to VIP tent

    At this year's Comic-Con International, <a id="ORCRP0000017183" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/cinema-industry/warner-bros.-entertainment-inc.-ORCRP0000017183.topic">Warner Bros.</a>&nbsp; set up a VIP-only tent so packed with luxury that some of those allowed in said it reminded them more of the <a id="EVFES000023" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Cannes Film Festival" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/film-festivals/cannes-film-festival-EVFES000023.topic">Cannes Film Festival</a> than the annual gathering of geek fans.
    At this year's Comic-Con International, Warner Bros.  set up a VIP-only tent so packed with luxury that some of those allowed in said it reminded them more of the Cannes Film Festival than the annual gathering of geek fans. There was little indication...

    Tags: Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Los Angeles Times

    4. Jul 23, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  4. Netflix hires Warner marketing executive

    Continuing to add more Hollywood talent to its executive ranks, Silicon Valley giant Netflix has hiredWarner Bros.' veteran Kelly Bennett as its chief marketing officer.
    Continuing to add more Hollywood talent to its executive ranks, Silicon Valley giant Netflix has hiredWarner Bros.' veteran Kelly Bennett as its chief marketing officer. Bennett worked for nine years at the Burbank studio, most recently as vice president...

    Tags: Online Advertising, Marketing, Los Angeles Times, Netflix Inc.

    5. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  5. 'Dark Knight Rises' officially debuts with $249 million worldwide

    Warner Bros.confirmed Monday that &ldquo;The Dark Knight Rises&rdquo; grossed $160.9 million in the United States and Canada from Friday through Sunday and an additional $88 million overseas in the first 17 countries where it debuted.
    Warner Bros.confirmed Monday that “The Dark Knight Rises” grossed $160.9 million in the United States and Canada from Friday through Sunday and an additional $88 million overseas in the first 17 countries where it debuted. For the first...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Movies

    6. Jul 10, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  6. Comcast sells stake in A&E Networks to Hearst, Disney for $3 billion

    Comcast Corp.has struck a deal to sell its minority stake in A&amp;E <a id="ORCRP0000015200" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Television Networks" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/television-industry/television-networks-ORCRP0000015200.topic">Television Networks</a>, whose holdings include cable channels A&amp;E, <a id="ORCRP000017489" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="History (tv network)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/television-industry/history-%28tv-network%29-ORCRP000017489.topic">History</a> and Lifetime, for $3 billion.
    Comcast Corp.has struck a deal to sell its minority stake in A&E Television Networks, whose holdings include cable channels A&E, History and Lifetime, for $3 billion. While the sale was expected, the price tag was higher than Comcast thought its holdings...

    Tags: Entertainment, A&E (tv network), Television Networks, Satellite and Cable Service, Los Angeles Times

    7. Jul 10, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  7. Nolan-free 'Justice League' raises questions for Warner DC films

    <a id="ORCRP0000017183" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/cinema-industry/warner-bros.-entertainment-inc.-ORCRP0000017183.topic">Warner Bros.</a>&nbsp;will need a new hero to invigorate its DC Comics brand on the big screen, now that director <a id="PECLB005288" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Christopher Nolan" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/christopher-nolan-PECLB005288.topic">Christopher Nolan</a>&rsquo;s successful <a id="PEFCC000004" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Batman (fictional character)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/batman-%28fictional-character%29-PEFCC000004.topic">Batman</a> trilogy comes to an end with next week's <a id="ENMV0001841" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="The Dark Knight Rises (movie)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/the-dark-knight-rises-%28movie%29-ENMV0001841.topic">"The Dark Knight Rises."</a>
    Warner Bros. will need a new hero to invigorate its DC Comics brand on the big screen, now that director Christopher Nolan’s successful Batman trilogy comes to an end with next week's "The Dark Knight Rises." Home to such superheroes as Superman,...

    Tags: Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Superman (fictional character), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., The Walt Disney Co., Batman (fictional character)

    8. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  8. Former Disney executive Andy Mooney lands at Quiksilver

    A little over a year after his surprise departure from Walt Disney Co. as head of consumer products, Andy Mooney has been named chief executive of sports apparel company Quiksilver. During his 11 years at Disney, Mooney was known for building the...

    Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Robert A. Iger, Los Angeles Times, Pixar Animation, Quiksilver Incorporated

    9. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  9. Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015

    Following weak box office performances for re-releases of <a id="ENMV0011531" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Monsters, Inc. (movie)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/monsters-inc.-%28movie%29-ENMV0011531.topic">"Monsters, Inc.,"</a> <a id="ENMV0011487" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Finding Nemo (movie)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/finding-nemo-%28movie%29-ENMV0011487.topic">"Finding Nemo"</a> and "Beauty and the Beast" in 3-D, Walt Disney Studios has canceled plans for&nbsp;&nbsp; a 3-D <a id="ENMV0011328" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="The Little Mermaid (movie)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/the-little-mermaid-%28movie%29-ENMV0011328.topic">"The Little Mermaid"</a> in June.
    Following weak box office performances for re-releases of "Monsters, Inc.," "Finding Nemo" and "Beauty and the Beast" in 3-D, Walt Disney Studios has canceled plans for   a 3-D "The Little Mermaid" in June. The underwater animated hit from 1989 was...

    Tags: John Lasseter, Stranger Than Fiction, The Lion King (movie), Los Angeles Times, The Little Mermaid (movie)

    10. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  10. Warner Bros. final studio to set animation strategy

    Committing to the genre after years of fits and starts, <a id="ORCRP0000017183" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/cinema-industry/warner-bros.-entertainment-inc.-ORCRP0000017183.topic">Warner Bros.</a> on Monday said it will produce one&nbsp;<a id="01025000" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Animation (genre)" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/genres/animation-%28genre%29-01025000.topic">animated movie</a> per year beginning in 2014.
    Committing to the genre after years of fits and starts, Warner Bros. on Monday said it will produce one animated movie per year beginning in 2014. Every other major studio in Hollywood has established an animation strategy in the past few years, with...

    Tags: Entertainment, Animation (genre), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Movies

    11. Oct 23, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. ‘Iron Man 3’: First footage reveals new villain, no China

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.com
    BEIJING — The first trailer for “Iron Man 3” debuted Tuesday, giving fans a glimpse of Tony Stark’s new armor, ......
    12. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  12. Theme park and cruises lift quarterly bottom line for Disney

    Higher attendance at its overseas theme parks and cruise lines as well as growth in the rates that cable and satellite companies pay to carry <a id="HOC792" class="runtimeTopic" title="ESPN (<a href=" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/espn-%28tv-network%29-HOC792.topic" data-topic-id="ORCRP0000015200">ESPN</a> helped drive growth for <a id="ORCRP017360" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="The Walt Disney Co." href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/the-walt-disney-co.-ORCRP017360.topic">Walt Disney Co.</a> last quarter.
    Higher attendance at its overseas theme parks and cruise lines as well as growth in the rates that cable and satellite companies pay to carry ESPN helped drive growth for Walt Disney Co. last quarter. Revenue at the Burbank media giant -- which also...

    Tags: ESPN (tv network), Companies and Corporations, The Walt Disney Co., Earnings, Trips and Vacations

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